Bill Text: HI SB1215 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public Lands; University of Hawaii; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Legacy Center
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-04-04 - (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. [SB1215 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-SB1215-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the story of the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team is linked to Hawaii as well as the rest of United States. It is a story of Americans who went to war proving their loyalty and overcoming prejudice. It is a story of honor and sacrifice. It is also a story in danger of being lost for future generations.
The legislature further finds that the creation of a legacy center for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team would promote the story of the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and preserve the mounting collection of historical material including photographs, letters, documents, publications, artifacts, audio-visual material, and wartime memorabilia. The center would also house the archived materials and serve as an educational resource for students, teachers, researchers, authors, and the general public.
The center would include a library for study and research and a veterans' oral history program; classrooms for study, lectures, and audio-visual presentations; and a visual exhibit space. In addition, the center is envisioned as a gathering place where people can go to honor those who served in the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team.
The legislature further finds that the proposed location for the center is on the slopes of Diamond Head, adjacent to the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college campus, located at the corner of Diamond Head road and Makapuu avenue. The property is owned by the State of Hawaii, under the control and management of the department of land and natural resources, and is part of the Diamond Head state monument. The parcel is part of tax map key (1) 3-1-042:020. The total area is seven acres, of which approximately four acres were set aside in 1999 for use by the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college through Executive Order No. 3791. The balance of the parcel was not included in Executive Order 3791 and is under the jurisdiction of the department of land and natural resources and is the division of state parks, Oahu district, baseyard and office.
The purpose of this Act is to create a task force under the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college to study the feasibility of transferring the one and a half acres of land adjacent to the approximately 3.993 acres of land set aside by Executive Order No. 3791, to the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college, for the creation of a legacy center for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team.
SECTION 2. (a) There is created a task force under the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college to conduct a feasibility study of the transfer of approximately one and a half acres of land adjacent to land set aside for use by the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college through Executive Order No. 3791, which is currently under the jurisdiction of the department of land and natural resources to establish a legacy center for the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, as described in section 1 of this Act.
(b) Members of the task force shall include representatives of the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college, department of land and natural resources, department of defense, Hawaii national guard, the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, relevant neighborhood boards, and affected community stakeholders. Each entity shall select one representative to serve on the task force.
(c) The task force shall study the issues concerning the transfer of lands described under section 1 of this Act, including:
(1) Land transfer issues concerning title and any leases;
(2) Zoning and land classification issues; and
(3) Alternative sites for the legacy center, including a portion of the approximately 7.88 acres of the former Cannon Club, identified as tax map key number (1) 3-1-42:011, which is currently leased to the University of Hawaii and identified for addition to the Diamond Head State Monument under Executive Order No. 3918.
(d) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2012.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Public Lands; University of Hawaii; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Legacy Center
Description:
Creates a task force under the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college to conduct a study of the feasibility of transferring the lands currently under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the University of Hawaii Kapiolani community college for a legacy center for the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team. Report to legislature. (SB1215 HD1)
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